Why price of refined sugar has surged across East Africa
Kabuye Sugar Works factory in Rwanda. FILE PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA
The price of sugar has steadily risen across East Africa, leaving producers and consumers with a sour taste in the mouth.
In Uganda, it has risen from $0.98 to settle between $1.21 and $1.41 per kilogramme over the past year, with producers blaming the high cost of producing sugarcane for the increase.
